@article{MAKHILLVR201710228043,
    title = {Lymphoid organs, broiler chickens,
pathology, epithelial desquamation, disease},
    journal = {Veterinary Research},
    volume = {10},
    number = {2},
    pages = {6-14},
    year = {2017},
    issn = {1993-5412},
    doi = {vr.2017.6.14},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1993-5412&doi=vr.2017.6.14},
    author = {Basharat and},
    keywords = {Lymphoid organs,broiler chickens,pathology,epithelial desquamation,disease},
    abstract = {The study was conducted to assess the
pathological status of lymphoid organs in commonly
encountered diseases of broiler chickens in Kashmir
valley. Three types of disease outbreaks included
Infectious bursal disease, Newcastle disease and
Collibacillosis were studied. A total of 500 broiler
chickens from each disease outbreak were examined. In
case of IBD, the gross and histopathological changes were
mainly in bursa of Fabricius which included enlargement,
oedema, congestion, haemorrhages, necrosis, epithelial
desquamation and lymphocyte depletion followed by
changes in thymus, spleen, caecal tonsils and Harderian
gland. In Newcastle disease, the severity of lesions like
enlargement, stippled appearance, congestion, necrosis
and lymphocyte depleted areas were more in spleen and
caecal tonsils whereas in Collibacillosis the changes were
more detectable in spleen viz; enlargement, stippled
appearance, congestion and necrotic areas. Qualitative
increase was observed in neutral and acid
mucopolysaccharides and acid phosphatase activity while
alkaline phosphatase showed mild activity in
inflammatory epithelial areas of bursa, caecal tonsils and
harderian gland in all the three disease outbreaks.}
    }